Kids Crafts

Get Creative with These Robot Valentines

by Amanda February 6, 2012

The best thing about robots is they can be tailored for both boys and girls. They are easy for little ones because you can construct them from simple shapes such as squares, circles, rectangles and ovals. Embellishing them a bit gives school age children a chance to express their creativity and give their robots character. [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Super Bowl Sunday

by Marie January 28, 2012

This week’s M&T Spotlight pics would have been even sweeter if the niners had made it to the Super Bowl. But these 6 ideas are fun for celebrating anyone who’s in the game. Whether you’re gathering with family or friends, these ideas are the perfect way to say “Go Team!” **Next week: I’ll be featuring [...]

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Contributor Spotlight: Crafts by Amanda

by Marie January 27, 2012

I’m taking the next few Fridays to spotlight my amazing contributors. Next up on the list is Amanda of Craft who contributes once a month to our Kids Craft page. Amanda is my kind of gal. She comes up with kid craft ideas that are the kind I wish I had come up with. Happily, she’s now writing [...]

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Kids Craft Podcast for Make and Takes for Kids

by Marie January 3, 2012

A few weeks back I was invited by the lovely Melitsa of Raising Playful Tots to participate in a fun kid craft and book writing interview talking about my book, Make and Takes for Kids. If you’re not already familiar with the site Raising Playful Tots, you need to head over right now. Melitsa does [...]

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Craft Some Snowman Magnets for Winter

by Amanda January 2, 2012

While snowmen are very popular around Christmastime, they actually make the perfect craft subject for January! Aside from New Year’s and Martin Luther King Jr. day, January has no other truly crafty holidays. Until Valentine’s Day rolls around in a month or so, we can have fun with snowflakes, snowmen and other winter themed craft [...]

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Make and Takes Spotlight: The Best of 2011

by Marie January 1, 2012

As we’ve now come to a close of 2011, I need to give a big THANK YOU to all those who submit and continue to submit to the M&T Spotlight. It has been a great place to find fun kids crafts, home crafts and recipes from all of you! If you haven’t yet, submit your [...]

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Halloween Paper Bag Puppets

by Amanda October 3, 2011

Paper bag puppets are classic, so why not make some for Halloween? You can vary the faces from scary to happy, depending on the age group or sensitivity of your child. I’ve used simple supplies so that you can make these today with your kids! Supplies you will need for Halloween paper bag puppets: Brown [...]

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Easter Crafts from the Past

by Marie April 6, 2009

Here’s a few Easter Crafts we’ve made in the past. Crushed Egg Shell Pictures Growing Easter Grass Fabric Easter Eggs Plastic Bag Easter Bunnies What fun Easter Projects do you have going on at your house?

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Glitter Sand Pictures

by Marie September 9, 2008

We brought back some sand from our trip to the beach, crafting with it to help us remember our fun vacation. We used this sand like glitter to make sand pictures. They turned out so cute that I’ll be framing them to hang in my beach themed bathroom. Supplies for Glitter Sand Pictures: Sand – [...]

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Bath Sponge Creatures

by Marie August 21, 2008

I’ve always known there was some craft to be done with a bath sponge. Our Guest Make and Taker Sharla, from My Little Gems, is sharing how they used these sponges to make fun silly creatures. Thanks to Marie for the opportunity to guest post on Make and Takes. I really enjoy this blog and [...]

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